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Tom J

 posted on 31st May 12 at 14:33

Does the ignition need to be on while u do it as the pedal is usually hard to depress with ign off ?


Corsa_Sport21

 posted on 27th May 12 at 10:51

quote:
Originally posted by DERV-POWER
just get something to hold brake pedal down ie piece of wood , wont leak then this is the way i do it in work day in day out


:thumbs::thumbs:

I use a breaker bar against the base of the drivers seat, and slide it forward till the pedal is to the floor. Works a treat.


andy_mk3

 posted on 27th May 12 at 10:41

Yep I always do that at work, open a bleed nipple, pedal to the floor, job done. You may get a couple of drips but virtually nothing comes out. Rubber flex hoses are ok to clamp too. I also have some short bits off copper pipe that are clamped off at the ends so they can be booted on to stop drips.


DERV-POWER

 posted on 27th May 12 at 10:22

the piston in master cylinder blocks off the holes


Rickavo

 posted on 27th May 12 at 01:20

quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by DERV-POWER
just get something to hold brake pedal down ie piece of wood , wont leak then this is the way i do it in work day in day out


How does that work


thegsi

 posted on 26th May 12 at 07:38

Just do them on the car. Done my LCR and Evo Brembo's in situe with a mini spray booth (as smgGSI16v said) and they turned out spot on :)


Steve

 posted on 26th May 12 at 07:19

wtf


Tom J

 posted on 26th May 12 at 06:27

quote:
Originally posted by DERV-POWER
just get something to hold brake pedal down ie piece of wood , wont leak then this is the way i do it in work day in day out


How does that work


Gary

 posted on 25th May 12 at 20:00

Or just get a brake pipe clamp, not gonna harm anything


DERV-POWER

 posted on 25th May 12 at 19:51

just get something to hold brake pedal down ie piece of wood , wont leak then this is the way i do it in work day in day out


jay26

 posted on 25th May 12 at 18:46

Blank the pipes coming from the abs unit if it's got braided lines if not just clamp the flexi it won't hurt it


Tom J

 posted on 25th May 12 at 18:18

I thought about it but really want to take them off the car to do it


smcGSI16V

 posted on 25th May 12 at 16:58

I've got to do the Alcons on my Astra at some point too and I'm to tight to send them off. Going to attempt to do them still attached to the braided lines and find away of setting up a mini spray booth in my arch.

Somehow.


Tom J

 posted on 25th May 12 at 16:44

I only replaced it all a few months ago and apparently the megane is a pig to bleed if you let it run dry


Steve

 posted on 25th May 12 at 16:39

ps a turkey baster is perfect for sucking all the fluid out the resevoir


Steve

 posted on 25th May 12 at 16:39

i would just drain it all tbh, better to bleed the old stuff out when you bleed with new fluid anyways


Tom J

 posted on 25th May 12 at 16:35

I want to refurb my brembos on my megane 225, rather than letting all the brake fluid out I thought of sealing off a bit of hose and sticking the brake line into it, just not sure what size the hole is where the brake line bolts in? Ideally don't want to clamp the existing lines as don't fancy damaging them